Writing pad



July 2, 1946.

E. SCHALLER WRITING PAD Filed Sept. 27/,

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Patented July 2, 1 946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 122151 Eugene Schaller, Yorktown, Tex. Application September 27, 1944, SerialNo. 556,016

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in pads such as writing pads, the principal object of the present invention being to provide a web pad including a pair of rolls, each of which is capable of being manually rotated in order to feed the web in either direction.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a pad which may be employed as a quick reference appliance in looking up various data, for instance, in service stations, workshops and various other places where numerous items of different sizes and prices must be catalogued.

Other objects and advantages of the invention shall become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the pad.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view.

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on line 44 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the device includes a pair of elongated side walls 5, 5 each having upwardly and inwardly curved ends 6 and over the ends of the device end walls 1,1 are disposed. The end walls I, I each has a narrow side lip 8 which fits snugly over the adjacent ends of the side walls 5, it being observed that the end walls 1 are curved to conform with the curvature of the ends of the side walls 5. Rivets or the like 9 pivotally secure the lower portions of the end walls 1 to the adjacent ends of the side walls 5.

A spacer plate In is interposed between the side walls 5 and has its ends flanged and riveted to the side walls, as shown in Figure 3.

A writing surface in the form of a plate II is interposed between the upper portions of the side walls 5 and has its side portions'flanged and riveted, as at l2, to said side walls. The ends of the writing plate H are beveled or curved downwardly, as at i3, so as to permit a web M of paper to easily ride thereover regardless of its direction of travel.

The upper intermediate portion of each side wall 5 has an inwardly disposed narrow lip I5 spatially overlying the adjacent side edge portion of the writing plate II in order to serve as a guide for the paper strip or web i4.

As can be seen in Figure 3, the upper or free end portions of the end walls I rest upon the end portions of the lips l5.

Between a pair of adjacent ends of the side 2 Claims. (Cl. 281-7) 2 Walls 5 is an immovable rotary roll I5 having a slot therein for receiving one end of the web. l4.

To permit insertion of this end of the web in the roll I6, the end walls 1 can be swung outwardly in the direction of the corresponding arrow in Figure 1.

The remaining opposed ends of the side walls 5 are slotted upwardly to receive the projecting end portions of a roll H, the slots being denoted by numeral l8.

At this point, it will be noted and as can be seen in Figure 1, that the wheel I9 is provided with an eccentrically located hand knob 20, while one end of the roll H has a wheel 2| provided with an off-center hand knob 22. r

A pair of swingable detent members 23 are provided for the roll I! and these detent members 23 are swingable on the same rivets that swingably secure the adjacent end walls 1 to the side walls 5. The upper edges of the detent members 23 are notched, as at 24, to engage the end portions of the roll I l and a fastening screw 25 is disposed through the upper free end of each'of the detent members 23 in order to fasten the same to the corresponding sidewall 5, these detent members 23 serving to close the slots I8 and forming bearings for the end portions of the roll 11.

In order to conveniently reach the screw 25, with a screw driver or the like, an opening 26 is formed in the wheel 2|.

In the use of the invention, it can be seen that the end walls 1, 1 can be swung outwardly and the detent members 23 unfastened by their fasteners 25 and swung downwardly, thus clearing the slots l8 so that a roll H can be inserted with its end portions in the slots I8. It is. preferable that the device be inverted in doing this, after which the detent members 23 can be returned to the positions shown in Figure 1 and secured by the complemental securing elements 25. Thus the roll I! is properly disposed in place and the web I4 can now be fed between the guide lips I5 and the writing plate H toward the other end of the device, where the end of the Web can be inserted I has been made on the web can belater referred to by reversing the travel of the web. Further,

i it can be appreciated that the web [4 may. be a 3 printed catalog of parts or prices instead of a writing pad web. I

It can further be appreciated that new webs 2,403,197 I 'T T;

can be placed in the device conveniently and in such a manner that there is very little likelihood 1 of the same becoming in anywaydisplaced .or mutilated.

While the foregoing description sets forth the claimed hereinafter. V I v p I 1 Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

: invention in specific terms, it is to be understood p 1. 1 that numerous changes in the shape, size and,

materials may be resorted to withoutdeparting i from the spirit and scope of the invention-as p;

said side walls having their upper edges projected inwardly and overlying the adjacent side edge portions of said writing plate, arcuately curved end wallsfor said housing pivotally connected at 1. A writing pad of the character described 1 comprising a housing having side walls withfarcuately curved ends, oppositely disposed rolls rotatably mounted within the end portions of said housing,'a horizontal writing plate having downwardly curved ends secured within said housing, said side walls having their upp r edges projected inwardly and overlying the adjacent side edge v their base to the ends of the base portion of said housing, said end walls having downwardly turned edges adapted to overlay the curved portions of said side walls, means whereby one of the rolls may be disconnected from the housing, said means comprising a bearing pivoted at one of its ends to said housing and detent means for holding said pivoted bearing in roll-supporting position.

' EUGENE SCHALLER; 

